ie., I had to insert three lines into a scene where a family is listening to a radio, but what kind of radio? (Philco radios were common back then btw) While googling I found this photo. Isn't it gorgeous? Oh, how I wish I could have this sculpture in my office!
Also, while looking for info on shipping & distribution in the 50s, I found this snapshot of a man who built a 'traveling hotel bed' which he pulled 1200 miles behind a bike from Michigan to Boston to save money along the way. Can you even begin to imagine sleeping in this thing?!Moving on from that burst of enthusiasm...
Reminder: This month's contest to win your own jazzy little silver compass and an autographed copy of the book (due out April 1/08) closes Feb 29th. If you haven't already done so, you can enter by sending an email to holly@hollykennedy.com including your name and an email address where you can be contacted. Good luck everyone!
18 comments:
That era makes for such a wonderful setting. You have to work that bike-and-trailer into the story--a sighting? An encounter at a cafe? I love the way images provoke ideas.
Happy writing. :)
I love writing in this particular time period - specifically 1939-1945. There are such fantastic resources out there - even down to copies of old magazines.
And no, I can't imagine sleeping in it! It would feel too much like a coffin!
Ugh! That would feel like sleeping in a coffin. I'd be flipping out.
P.S. I think it's so great how you finish writing one novel and quickly seem to move into the next one. Do you find it hard?
If you died in that traveling hotel bed they could just dig a hole and roll you in. No coffin needed.
And it has his name on it! CHET.
That is the weirdest thing. What, specifically, are the advantages of that box over a sleeping bag and tent? Like, the bad guys can't get to you? But they'd just toss you into a lake or something.
And you'd still need a place to park it.
A simpler life, back then, wasn't it, Holly? Now if we could only remember and incorporate some of the values...
Happy time traveling.
I'd die in that sleepy-time
thing! Good God. Claustrophobia move over.
I have to say I'm very curious about your new book, and I LUV LUV LUV the title!! That portable bed creeps me out though.
I think it's KEEN!
Canned human.
Great taste for bears.
I wonder if they made small ones for cats?
TF -- Good idea! Maybe I will work it into the story.
Melissa -- It really is a great time period. I love movies set in the 30s and 40s. Recent favorites that come to mind are Cinderella Man and Seabiscuit :)
Ramona -- No, I don't. By the time I'm done one novel, I'm itching to dig into the next one and this new one (Keeper of the Pond) has been on my mind for 4-5 years so it's exciting to tackle it full force.
Travis -- I couldn't agree more. You couldn't pay me to crawl into that thing!
Katie A -- Clearly the guy had a ton of time on his hands.... and no family, perhaps?! Ha!
Larramie -- I so mirror your opinion and love that I get to visit this era for the story.
Kyla-Dale -- Wonder what he did when it rained... or hailed, huh?!
Victoria -- I'm glad you like the title. I'm kind of attached to it myself. It came to me 5 years ago when the initial germ of the story did and it has never changed.
ORION -- Only you would come up with this: Canned Human.
How perfect!!
I personally like the canned human in a metal coffin look. I woulda done that, pedaled across the country pulling a few dozen cases of beer that is.
The guy's CREATIVE folks!
I'm with Adam above.
Fill it up with ice and booze and it'd be a great trip.
I do love the sculpture, Holly.
And I can't stop laughing at the thought of 'Canned Human'...
Nice!
First of all, Thanks for the contest!
When I wrote my first story, set in 1500s, I read a lot about the time period to put me in the mood and also become acquainted with the details of daily life. Then I wrote, and came back to those books as references.
When I was a kid I imagined having a little portable bunk to take wherever I went. That thing is cool, as long as there's a breathing hole in it!
I love the radio sculpture!
Pat had me laughing at 'canned human'!!
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